This comprehensive opening manual is an essential resource for chess players at any level, from beginners to advanced enthusiasts. It provides a thorough theoretical review of all chess openings, illustrated by instructive games played by the greatest chess players in history. This compact guide features a detailed classification system, making it an invaluable tool for players looking to enhance their understanding of the game's opening phase.
Each opening variation included in the manual is accompanied by evaluations and characteristics of key moves. The manual also delves into the history and current status of these variations, ensuring players are up-to-date with the latest strategies. Classic games with detailed annotations are used to illustrate the principal ideas and plans for both White and Black, offering a deep insight into each opening's dynamics. Additionally, a special training section with over 350 exercises of varying difficulty on more than 40 openings helps players to practice and reinforce their learning.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking method for teaching chess. The series includes courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to different skill levels, from beginners to professional players. By using this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your newfound skills in practical gameplay.
The program functions as a personal coach, providing tasks for you to solve and offering assistance if you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates striking refutations of common mistakes. The theoretical section explains game methods for various stages, using real examples presented interactively. This means you can not only read the lessons but also make moves on the board to clarify any unclear moves.
The advantages of the program include:
♔ High-quality examples, all double-checked for correctness
♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach
♔ Different levels of task complexity
♔ Various goals to achieve within the problems
♔ Hints provided if an error is made
♔ Refutations shown for typical mistaken moves
♔ Ability to play out any position against the computer
♔ Interactive theoretical lessons
♔ Structured table of contents
♔ Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during the learning process
♔ Flexible test mode settings
♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises
♔ Adaptation to larger tablet screens
♔ No internet connection required
♔ Ability to link the app to a free Chess King account and solve one course across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web platforms simultaneously
The course offers a free section, allowing you to test the program's functionality before committing to the full version. The lessons in the free version are fully operational and provide a realistic experience. Topics covered in the free version include rare variations, Alekhine's defense, Benoni defense, Bird's opening, Bishop's opening, Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Bogo-Indian defense, Budapest gambit, Caro-Kann, Catalan system, Center gambit, Dutch defense, English opening, Evans gambit, Four knights' game, French defense, Grünfeld defense, Italian game & Hungarian defense, King's Indian defense, Latvian gambit, Nimzo-Indian defense, Nimzowitsch defense, Old Indian defense, Philidor's defense, Pirc-Robatsch defense, Queen's gambit, Queen's Indian defense, Queen's pawn game, Reti opening, Petrov's defense, Ruy Lopez, Scandinavian defense, Scotch gambit & Ponziani's opening, Scotch game, Sicilian defense, Three knights' game, Two knights' defense, Vienna game, Volga-Benko gambit, and the complete course of openings.
What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2
Last updated on Jul 30, 2024
- Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it combines erroneous exercises with new ones and presents the more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
- Added ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
- Added daily goal for puzzles - choose how many exercises you need to keep your skills in shape.
- Added daily streak - how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
- Various fixes and improvements
